[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S7499]
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                 OREGON TRIBAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 249, S. 1285.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1285) to allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, 
     Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of 
     the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes 
     of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm 
     Springs, and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians to 
     lease or transfer certain lands.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs, with 
amendments, as follows:
  (The parts of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the parts of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italics.)

                                S. 1285

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon Tribal Economic 
     Development Act''.

     SEC. 2. APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED TO VALIDATE LAND TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, without further approval, ratification, or authorization 
     by the United States, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
     Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the 
     Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of 
     Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm 
     Springs, [and] the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 
     the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes may lease, 
     sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part 
     of its interests in any real property that is not held in 
     trust by the United States for the benefit of such tribe.
       (b) Trust Land Not Affected.--Nothing in this section 
     shall--
       (1) authorize the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
     Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the 
     Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of 
     Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm 
     Springs, [and] the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 
     the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes to lease, 
     sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part 
     of an interest in any real property that is held in trust by 
     the United States for the benefit of such tribe; or
       (2) affect the operation of any law governing leasing, 
     selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any 
     interest in such trust land.

  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported 
amendments be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read 
a third time and passed; that the committee-reported title amendment be 
agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and 
laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1285), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1285

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Oregon Tribal Economic 
     Development Act''.

     SEC. 2. APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED TO VALIDATE LAND TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, without further approval, ratification, or authorization 
     by the United States, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
     Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the 
     Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of 
     Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm 
     Springs, [and] the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 
     the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes may lease, 
     sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part 
     of its interests in any real property that is not held in 
     trust by the United States for the benefit of such tribe.
       (b) Trust Land Not Affected.--Nothing in this section 
     shall--
       (1) authorize the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
     Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the 
     Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of 
     Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm 
     Springs, [and] the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, 
     the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes to lease, 
     sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part 
     of an interest in any real property that is held in trust by 
     the United States for the benefit of such tribe; or
       (2) affect the operation of any law governing leasing, 
     selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any 
     interest in such trust land.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to allow the 
     Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw 
     Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 
     of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of 
     Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Cow 
     Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, 
     and the Burns Paiute Tribes to lease or transfer certain 
     lands.''.

  The committee-reported title amendment was agreed to, as follows:

       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to allow the 
     Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw 
     Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 
     of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of 
     Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Cow 
     Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, 
     and the Burns Paiute Tribes to lease or transfer certain 
     lands.''.

     

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